Three other churches were also expelled earlier this year but did not appeal. Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky, have had a female lead pastor for over 30 years. The first saw an overwhelming majority vote to finalise the expulsion of two churches with female pastors: Saddleback, the Californian megachurch founded by Rick Warren, ordained three women along with a husband and wife team in 2021. Its worship band, Elevation Worship, has won six Dove Awards, including song of the year for ‘ The blessing’, which went viral during the 2020 Pandemic.įurtick himself is a Grammy award-winning songwriter and producer, as well as a New York Times best-selling author.Īlthough no reason was given in the letter submitted to the SBC executive committee, and the church itself has not commented, many have speculated that the move comes in response to two major votes at the SBC’s annual meeting last month. ![]() It is also one of four megachurches whose songs dominate the Christian Music market in the US. ![]() It was founded by Steven and Holly Furtick in 2006 and according to their website, now has an average weekly attendance of 26,000 people across 21 campuses with an additional 65,000 people joining online. ![]() Dr Sharon James on challenging radical feminism and critical race theoryĮlevation is one of the largest churches in the United States.
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